TIGER 1.02
:: DESCRIPTION
TIGER is open source software for identifying rapidly evolving sites (columns in an alignment, or characters in a morphological dataset). It can deal with many kinds of data (molecular, morphological etc.). Sites like these are important to identify as they are very often removed or reweighted in order to improve phylogenetic reconstruction. When a site is changing very quickly between taxa it might not hold much phylogenetic information and therefore might simply be a source of noise. Use of TIGER can (a) allow you to see the amount of rapid evolution and noise in your alignment and (b) provide a quick and easy way to remove as many of the “noisy” sites as possible.
::DEVELOPER
:: SCREENSHOTS
N/A
:: REQUIREMENTS
- Windows / Linux / MacOS
- Python
:: DOWNLOAD
:: MORE INFORMATION
Citation:
Cummins, C.A. and McInerney, J.O. (2011)
A method for inferring the rate of evolution of homologous characters that can potentially improve phylogenetic inference, resolve deep divergence and correct systematic biases.
Systematic Biology 60 (6) 833-844.